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which are indigenous to Great Britain, a very 

 small portion only are noxious; and the real 

 lover of rural life will not often murmur at the 

 moderate degree of labour and attention which 

 is necessary to secure to him an abundant share 

 of the fragrant flowers and delicious fruits of his 

 garden, as well as of the more important and 

 substantial produce of his farm. 



As the safest way to ascertain the parents of 

 destructive larvae is to secure the animal in its 

 infant state and watch its progress to maturity, 

 it should, as often as possible, be resorted to ; 

 where, however, there is considerable difficulty 

 in breeding insects, much advantage might be 

 derived by entomologists noting down the pro- 

 minent characters of the larvae only ; as this 

 registering would enable the students of one 

 neighbourhood to compare such larvae with those 

 which attack useful fruits and vegetables in other 

 places, and frequently to suggest to each other 

 the best remedies and securities against them. 



Thus, I find, at Sale, in the county of Ches- 

 ter, where I reside, that the larva of a phalaena, 

 which is very injurious to the jargonelle pear when 

 grown up to walls, folds itself in the leaves and 

 attaches them to the young fruit, to enable it to 

 devour the fruit in security ; and has, in addition 



